How do we open our eyes to be more connected to identity and to be able to take the responsibility to keep the connection to our ancestors, land, culture and language. Sometimes it takes going away from the ancestral land to look from the outside. Rinna is a student of Okinawa Christian University who is currently studying in Honolulu. She hopes to deepen her understanding of Okinawa and help encourage others to decolonize and become empowered to reclaim true Ryūkyūan identity.